Around the time a child turns 2, they discover the word “no”. And then the answer for everything suddenly becomes no. Are you sleepy? No. Are you hungry? No. Are you ready to go home? No. Pick up your toy. No. And just as quickly...
In a previous post, we looked at techniques to help us learn to say no when we haven't felt comfortable telling others no. One of the main points from that post is that it sometimes feels uncomfortable when we start to become assertive and tell...
No matter how much care we exercise, we all eventually end up dealing with a difficult person. This could be a neighbor, a co-worker, or even a family member. These people never seem to be satisfied with our decisions and behavior or life in general...
At the end of a long day most people are looking forward to crawling in our beds and getting some sleep. For many this is easy. The body relaxes, the brain shuts down, and sleep comes quickly. For some, however, sleep doesn't come easily. The...